DATSIK Teams with DIM MAK for Debut Album ‘Vitamin D’; Single “Fully Blown” Out January 31; Co-Headlining Deadmeat Tour with Steve Aoki

DT:            JANUARY 18, 2012

FR:            ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/JOHN OCHOA
MSO

DATSIK
JOINS WITH DIM MAK RECORDS
FOR THE RELEASE OF ‘VITAMIN D’ SPRING 2012

CANADIAN DUBSTEP PRODUCER TEAMS WITH RAPPER SNAK THE RIPPER
ON FIRST SINGLE “FULLY BLOWN” OUT JANUARY 31

DEADMEAT TOUR WITH STEVE AOKI
LAUNCHES JANUARY 19

MAJOR FESTIVAL APPEARANCES INCLUDE
ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL MARCH 24
AND
COACHELLA APRIL 13 & 20

One of the hottest names in dubstep today, DATSIK has teamed with Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records to release his debut artist album this spring (exact date TBA). Titled VITAMIN D, it will feature his freshest instrumentals and collaborations with the likes of Jonathan Davis of KORN, Infected Mushroom and Z-Trip. The album’s first offering is “Fully Blown,” due out January 31 with fellow Canadian artist, rapper Snak The Ripper.

“’I met Datsik through mutual friends I think,” says Snak The Ripper.  “I had heard of him long before that though. He called me out of the blue and left a message on my answering machine. He explained who he was and said how he thought my tunes were sick! We kept in touch from then on and the rest is history…” Adds Snak The Ripper: “Datsik’s success as an artist is undeniable. His talent is next level! Collaborating with him has given me the opportunity to try something new with my own skills which is super exciting. He is an inspiration to other Canadian artists like myself, and I look forward to working with him again.”

Prior to releasing VITAMIN D, DATSIK is co-headlining with Steve Aoki the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK PRESENTS DIM MAK’S DEADMEAT TOUR 2012 powered by Sol Republic, launching January 19 in Phoenix. The pair will travel across North America throughout winter 2012 and perform at some of the most renowned theaters and concert arenas, including the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, the Fillmore in Denver, Boston’s House of Blues, Montreal’s Metropolis and New York City’s legendary Roseland Ballroom. The DEADMEAT Tour will showcase the debut of new live visual productions from both Aoki and DATSIK alongside an all-star supporting lineup of some of the most sought-after, up-and-coming producers in electronic music today, including Alvin Risk, Mustard Pimp, Autoerotique, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Terravita, who will perform throughout the trek on alternating dates. More supporting acts and dates will be announced soon. Following the DEADMEAT Tour, DATSIK will return to downtown Miami where he’ll once again perform at this year’s Ultra Music Festival Saturday, March 24 at Bayfront Park and appear at Coachella in Southern California April 13 and 20.

DATSIK (Troy Beetles) has been taking the dubstep scene by storm, blowing up dance floors around the globe with his original style of hip-hop future-tech bangers. In 2009 alone, DATSIK had over seven #1 releases on Beatport and vinyl sales went through the roof on many other sites such as Chemical Records, Red-Eye and Juno. Aside from that, he has also done remixes for some of the biggest names in the scene such as The Crystal Method, Freestylers, Bassnectar, Noisia, Diplo, Wu-Tang Clan and Apex, not to mention countless collaborations with some of the hottest producers in the scene. In 2011, DATSIK was one of the featured artists on the inaugural IDentity Tour, the first-ever touring electronic-ONLY music festival that visited major outdoor amphitheatres throughout North America, and supported KORN on their “Path Of Totality” tour as well as produced selections on their hard rock-and-dubstep-fusing The Path Of Totality album. In addition, he was also one of the headlining dubstep acts at this year’s Stereosonic festival in Australia. With multiple anthems under his belt, countless plays from some of the biggest DJs and an endless perseverance to reach that next step, it’s safe to say that DATSIK has proven himself to be one of the best dubstep artists around…and he is here to stay.

DATSIK’s tour dates are as follows:

Deadmeat Tour with Steve Aoki

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For more information on DATSIK, contact:
MSO            818-380-0400
Alexandra Greenberg x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
John Ochoa (Tour) x230, jochoa@msopr.com